AB684,58,2019 (a) Enter and inspect any land, vehicle, building or other structure where live
20wild animals are possessed or where carcasses of wild animals are possessed.
AB684,58,2221 (b) Inspect any equipment, materials or other activities related to the wild
22animals.
AB684,58,2323 (c) Gain access to and inspect any records required to be kept under s. 22.36.
AB684,59,224 (d) Investigate and inspect any wild animal or any other animal to be
25introduced, stocked or released into the wild. Inspection under this paragraph may

1include the removal of reasonable diagnostic samples from wild animals for
2biological examination.
AB684,59,4 3(2) Times for inspections. An inspection authorized under sub. (1) or (4) may
4be conducted during any of the following times:
AB684,59,55 (a) Normal business hours.
AB684,59,76 (b) During the time that the person who possesses wild animals or carcasses
7of wild animals is conducting business.
AB684,59,88 (c) At any time, if the inspection is necessary for public health, safety or welfare.
AB684,59,12 9(3) Prohibiting inspections. No person required to have a license issued under
10this chapter or an operator of a vehicle for such a person, or employe or person acting
11on behalf of such a person, may prohibit entry as authorized under this section unless
12a court restrains or enjoins the entry or inspection.
AB684,59,15 13(4) Inspections of introduced or stocked animals. Only persons determined
14by the department to be experienced in wildlife disease may remove diagnostic
15samples and diagnose diseases under sub. (1) (d).
AB684,59,18 16(5) Taxidermists. For an inspection of a taxidermist's place of business, this
17section does not apply and the department shall conduct the inspection as authorized
18under s. 29.506 (7).
AB684,59,21 1922.38 Entry requirements; interstate health certificates. (1)
20Conditions. Except as provided in sub. (4), a person may ship or transport a live wild
21animal into this state if the person complies with all of the following requirements:
AB684,59,2422 (a) The wild animal is accompanied by sufficient documentation to prove that
23the wild animal was legally obtained and possessed in the state, province or country
24of its origin.
AB684,60,4
1(b) For wild animals to be exhibited as authorized under a nonresident
2temporary exhibiting license, the person holding the license complies with any
3applicable rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
4protection.
AB684,60,13 5(2) Other requirements. (a) In addition to the requirements under sub. (1)
6(a) and (b), the department of natural resources or the department of agriculture,
7trade and consumer protection may require that the wild animal be accompanied by
8a valid interstate health certificate or a valid certificate of veterinary inspection
9issued by a veterinarian. The person shipping or transporting the animal shall file
10a copy of the certificate with the chief livestock health official in the state, province
11or country of origin in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction. The department
12requiring the certificate may also require that the person shipping or transporting
13the live wild animal file a copy of the certificate with that department.
AB684,60,1614 (b) If the department requires a certificate under par. (a) and if the wild animal
15is a wild bird, the department shall accept a certification under the national poultry
16improvement plan under 9 CFR part 145 in lieu of the certificate.
AB684,60,19 17(3) Certificates. Interstate health certificates or certificates of veterinary
18inspection are valid only if they are issued within 30 days before entry into this state
19and only if all of the following apply:
AB684,60,2120 (a) The certificate shows that all of the requirements established under the
21rules promulgated under s. 22.44 (3) have been meet.
AB684,60,2322 (b) The certificate shows the results of any testing for disease that is required
23under the rules promulgated under s. 22.44 (3).
AB684,61,3 24(4) Exemptions from state entry requirements. (a) Subsections (1) and (2) do
25not apply to a person shipping or transporting a live wild animal into this state if the

1wild animal will be sent directly to slaughter at an establishment licensed under s.
297.42 or for which inspection is granted under 9 CFR part 304 and if the wild animal
3is accompanied by a bill of lading that contains all of the following information:
AB684,61,44 1. A description of the wild animal.
AB684,61,65 2. A description of any official identification on the wild animal, including any
6ear or back tag, leg band or tattoo.
AB684,61,87 3. The number of the license or other approval of the person shipping or
8transporting the wild animal, as required by the state, province or country of origin.
AB684,61,99 4. The destination for slaughter.
AB684,61,1310 (b) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person shipping or transporting a
11live wild animal into this state for medical treatment if the wild animal is sent
12directly to a veterinarian or to a person holding a rehabilitation license for medical
13treatment.
AB684,61,1614 (c) The department may grant an exception from the requirement of having the
15wild animal accompanied by a valid interstate health certificate or valid certificate
16of veterinary inspection issued by a veterinarian if any of the following applies:
AB684,61,1817 1. Any required testing for disease has been conducted and the results are
18pending.
AB684,61,2019 2. The department authorizes that the required testing for disease be
20conducted at the point of destination within this state.
AB684,61,2321 (d) For an exception under par. (c) that involves testing for a disease that is
22transmissible to domesticated animals, the department of agriculture, trade and
23consumer protection shall also authorize the exception.
AB684,62,3
122.39 Humane care and housing. (1) Compliance with rules. No license
2may be issued under this chapter unless the department determines that the
3applicant will comply with all of the rules promulgated under subs. (2) and (3).
AB684,62,6 4(2) Rules; general. The department shall promulgate and enforce rules for the
5housing, care, treatment, feeding and sanitation of wild animals subject to this
6chapter to ensure all of the following:
AB684,62,77 (a) That the wild animals receive humane treatment.
AB684,62,88 (b) That the wild animals are held under sanitary conditions.
AB684,62,99 (c) That the wild animals receive adequate housing, care and food.
AB684,62,1010 (d) The public is protected from injury by the wild animals.
AB684,62,17 11(3) Rules; housing. The rules for housing under sub. (2) shall include
12requirements for the size and location of permanent enclosures and of temporary
13enclosures at locations other than those where the wild animals are permanently
14housed. The rules regulating the location of enclosures shall include the distance
15required between 2 enclosures. The rules for housing shall include specifications for
16enclosures for each type of inherently dangerous wild animal that the department
17designates under s. 22.11 (1).
AB684,62,19 18(4) Orders. The department may issue an order requiring any person holding
19a license under this chapter to comply with the rules promulgated under sub. (2).
AB684,62,22 2022.40 Prohibited activities; trespassing. (1) Diseased wild animals. (a)
21No person may sell, lease, transfer, move from one location to another, release or
22dispose of any wild animal if any of the following applies:
AB684,62,2423 1. The wild animal is under a quarantine order and the department issuing the
24order does not authorize the sale, lease, transfer, move or disposal.
AB684,62,2525 2. Testing for disease has been conducted and the results are pending.
AB684,63,5
13. The person knows that the wild animal has been exposed to or has been
2infected with a contagious or infectious disease as defined under rules promulgated
3by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 95.001 (2),
4or a reportable disease as designated by the department of natural resources under
5s. 22.44 (2).
AB684,63,66 (b) No person may misrepresent the disease status of any wild animal.
AB684,63,97 (c) No person may fail to present any wild animal for any required testing for
8disease as required by the department or by the department of agriculture, trade and
9consumer protection.
AB684,63,1110 (d) The prohibition under sub. (1) (a) 3. does not apply if results from testing
11for the disease show that the wild animal is not likely to transmit the disease.
AB684,63,1512 (e) No veterinarian may fail to report a contagious or infectious disease, as
13defined under rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and
14consumer protection under s. 95.001 (2), or a reportable disease, as designated by the
15department of natural resources under s. 22.44 (2), in a wild animal.
AB684,63,18 16(2) Tampering; commingling. (a) No person may remove, alter or tamper in any
17way with any form of official identification on a wild animal, including any ear or
18back tag, leg band or tattoo.
AB684,63,2019 (b) No person may cause or permit the commingling of wild animals with
20domesticated animals, except as authorized by the department.
AB684,63,25 21(3) Taking of wild animals. A person who hunts, traps, kills or takes a wild
22animal subject to this chapter on land subject to a license issued under this chapter
23without the permission of the license holder or of the holder's employe or agent is
24liable to the license holder for any damage that the person causes to any wild animal
25that is subject to this chapter or to any property or land that is subject to the license.
AB684,64,5
122.41 Quarantines. (1) Summary action. (a) The department of natural
2resources or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may
3summarily issue a quarantine order to control contagious, infectious or
4communicable diseases, to protect the health of wild animals and domesticated
5animals in this state and to control the possessing of wild animals in this state.
AB684,64,76 (b) No person may move any wild animal in violation of a quarantine order or
7fail to comply with the terms and conditions of a quarantine order.
AB684,64,11 8(2) Service of notice. No quarantine order is effective until written notice of
9the order is served upon any person possessing the wild animals and on any person
10controlling the premises affected by the quarantine order. The department issuing
11the quarantine order may serve the order in any of the following ways:
AB684,64,1212 (a) By personal service.
AB684,64,1313 (b) By registered mail.
AB684,64,1514 (c) By posting a copy of the order at 2 conspicuous places on the premises
15affected by the quarantine.
AB684,64,18 16(3) Proof of service. Service of the quarantine order shall be proved by
17affidavit, except for service by registered mail. Proof of service shall be filed with the
18department.
AB684,64,20 19(4) Contents of order. The quarantine order shall contain all of the following
20information:
AB684,64,2121 (a) The name and address of the person affected by the quarantine.
AB684,64,2222 (b) The identification of all wild animals affected by the quarantine.
AB684,64,2323 (c) A description of the premises affected by the quarantine.
AB684,64,2424 (d) The reason or justification for the quarantine.
AB684,64,2525 (e) All terms and conditions applicable to the quarantine.
AB684,65,1
1(f) Notice of the right to request a hearing to review the quarantine.
AB684,65,4 2(5) Duration of order. A quarantine order shall remain in effect until a
3written notice of release is issued by the department issuing the order or until a
4decision releasing the order is rendered under sub. (6).
AB684,65,9 5(6) Review of order. Any person affected by a quarantine order shall be
6granted a hearing by the department issuing the order to determine whether the
7order shall remain in effect if the person requests the hearing within 30 days after
8the date of service of the order. The hearing shall be treated as a contested case if
9the requirements of s. 227.42 (1) are met.
AB684,65,14 1022.42 Taking custody of captive wild animals. (1) Intake of wild animals.
11A conservation warden may take into custody a wild animal that is subject to
12regulation under this chapter on behalf of the department of natural resources if the
13conservation warden has reasonable grounds to believe that the wild animal is one
14of the following:
AB684,65,1515 (a) An abandoned or stray captive wild animal.
AB684,65,1616 (b) An unwanted captive wild animal delivered to the conservation warden.
AB684,65,1917 (c) A wild animal possessed, taken, introduced, stocked, released, exhibited,
18propagated, rehabilitated, hunted, sold or purchased in violation of this chapter or
19any ordinance enacted under s. 22.43.
AB684,65,2120 (d) A captive wild animal that is not confined as required by a quarantine order
21under s. 22.41 or any rule or ordinance relating to the control of any animal disease.
AB684,65,2222 (e) A captive wild animal that has caused damage to persons or property.
AB684,65,2323 (f) A participant in an animal fight intentionally instigated by any person.
AB684,65,2524 (g) A captive wild animal that has been mistreated in violation of this chapter
25or ch. 951.
AB684,66,1
1(h) A captive wild animal delivered by a veterinarian under s. 173.13 (2).
AB684,66,72 (i) A captive wild animal that is dead, dying or sick and that has been exposed
3to, or is known to be infected with, a contagious or infectious disease as defined in
4the rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
5protection under s. 95.001 (2), with a reportable disease as designated by the
6department of natural resources under s. 22.44 (2), or with a disease or parasite that
7has pathological significance to humans or to any animals.
AB684,66,98 (j) A captive wild animal that has escaped and has not been returned to its
9owner or another person who is authorized to possess the animal.
AB684,66,1010 (k) A wild animal that is being housed or held in violation of s. 22.39.
AB684,66,1111 (L) A wild animal that has entered the state in violation of s. 22.38.
AB684,66,14 12(2) Transfer of wild animals. (a) A conservation warden shall accept into
13custody any wild animal that is delivered by a law enforcement officer or humane
14officer.
AB684,66,1615 (b) A conservation warden taking custody of a wild animal shall comply with
16the applicable procedures under ch. 173.
AB684,66,18 1722.43 Local ordinances. A municipality or county may enact and enforce an
18ordinance that prohibits the possession or selling of live wild animals.
AB684,66,21 1922.44 Rules by the department. (1) Domesticated animals. The
20department shall promulgate rules specifying which animals are domesticated
21animals for purposes of s. 22.01 (7) (b).
AB684,66,23 22(2) Reportable diseases. The department may promulgate rules listing
23reportable diseases for purposes of this chapter.
AB684,66,25 24(3) Introduction requirements. (a) The department may promulgate rules
25to establish the following:
AB684,67,2
11. Additional requirements that wild animals shall meet before they enter this
2state.
AB684,67,43 2. Additional requirements that any animals shall meet before they may
4introduced, stocked or released into the wild.
AB684,67,65 (b) The requirements under par. (a) may include mandatory testing of the
6animals for disease.
AB684,67,9 7(4) Certificates. The department may promulgate rules that establish the
8information that is required for issuing, and that shall be provided on, interstate
9health certificates and certificates of veterinary inspection.
AB684,67,12 1022.45 Penalties; revocations. (1) Definition. In this section, "violation of
11this chapter" means a violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated under this
12chapter.
AB684,67,14 13(2) Penalties. For a violation of this chapter, a person shall be subject to a
14forfeiture of not more than $200, except as follows:
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